Multimedia l from Planning to Publishing

I just got this harebrained idea as I sit here on the verge of starting my latest multimedia project. Why don't I blog about the entire process as it happens. So, here I go.
Backstory: Here is the idea. I teamed-up with a reporter to work on a project about, hmmm, let's say, "transportation issues" (I [...]

I just got this harebrained idea as I sit here on the verge of starting my latest multimedia project. Why don't I blog about the entire process as it happens. So, here I go.

Backstory: Here is the idea. I teamed-up with a reporter to work on a project about, hmmm, let's say, "transportation issues" (I don't want to say more, since we are still a few weeks away from publication.) I have already spent one day shooting the local portion of the story and three days on the road in SoCal shooting the out-of-town portion. As many of you know, I only shoot HDV video. Meaning, I will be pulling the stills from the HDV video for publication in the paper. More on that here.

Ok, for the record, I spent four days of shoot time already and probably another day to come. I have 43 minutes of raw footage. That's not a lot for four days of work, but I am a VERY conservative shooter. That's all the work I have done so far. This is what I have left to do:

edit the footage
create & design the Flash stage/interface
one more day of shooting

Before I start any multimedia project or big editing session, I look for inspiration. So after I finish writing this post I am going to watch two movies. Disclaimer: I watched Pulp Fiction yesterday, just for fun. Anyway I came across The Conversation by Coppola in the library today, so I thought, what the heck, haven't seen it, lets give it a try. The second film is Lost in Translation by the other Coppola. I only saw this film once and loved it. I will let you know what influences from these films I am going to take with me as I begin to edit my piece over the weekend.

I will blog about every step in the process, show work along the way, and a look at the finished project. I'm also open to suggestions and comments along the way, of course.

Stay tuned.

tnxs,

-r